KNT Netball

ROUND TEN

A GRADE

Keith 50 (E Richardson, J Smart) d Lucindale 46 (J Bittner, T Nicolle)

Kybybolite 48 (I Bates, G Maggi) drew Naracoorte 48 (L Henschke, A Bennier)

Border Districts 45 (R Pfitzner, T Atkinson) d Bordertown 39 (Z Hawker, A Fuentes)

Kingston 51 (K Ward, G Exton) d Penola 50 (K Egan, J Adams)

A RESERVE

Keith 50 (E Gray, P Pado) d Lucindale 36 (C Weaver, L Smith)

Naracoorte 48 (G Collins, J Kavanagh) d Kybybolite 36 (C Woodard, R Eckermann)

Bordertown 48 (T Rattus, N Twigden) d Border Districts 36 (E Pretlove, A Haynes)

JULY 1 RESULTS

Last Saturday 12 Ladies competed in the July Monthly Medal competition in cold and drizzly rain on a rain soaked course.

Faye Mainwaring (handicap 14) took out 1st placing with 42-4688 nett 74. Faye’s chipping and putting were first rate and allowed her to easily win the day.

Jan Shanahan (handicap 17), (Lady Captain) continued her recent good play and win 2nd placing with 46-48-94 Nett 77 including 4 Pars.

2023 VETERANS DAY: Winner Best Nett, 55-69 Division Helen McIntyre, Winner of the Veterans Salver - Best Nett Karen Forster and Best Gross 55-69 Division Winner of 70+ Div. Best Gross Jan Shanahan & Best Nett winner 70+ Div. Di O’Donnell

Three titles in a row for Bowditch pairing

Mount Gambier District Indoor Bowls Association held its fourth Association championship - the Faith Jewellers / David & Jane Peacock Mixed Pairs. There were 29 team entries competing for the 2023 Mixed Pairs title.

The father and daughter pair from Wandilo Water Rats Tony Bowditch as the skipper and Nicola Bowditch as the lead, met the inform combination of Perria Davis, skippering and Carmel McQuade leading, from Glenburnie & Saints in the first semi final, with Tony and Nicola’s team winning 6 shots to 5.

In the second semi final the son and Mother combination from PostTel of Fiona Pearson, skippering and Zac Pearson leading defeated the Commercial Club & Blue Lake Bowlers pair of Coehen Keppels and Julie McPhail 11 shots to 3.

Pearson and Bowditch met in the final, both teams playing exceptionally well and both deserved to make the final. In the final the Pearson’s team had a lead of 4 shot to 1 after the third end. But the Bowditch team slowly worked their way back into the game making the scores level on the last end to have the title decided on an extra end. With Bowditch playing the shot bowl out of the head which the Pearson’s were holding; giving Tony and Nicola victory to take out the 2023 Faith Jewellers / David & Jane Peacock

Mixed Pairs Championship 6 shots to 5 for the third year in a row.

The consolation semi finals were contested between Daniel Langdon from Wandilo Water Rats and Serena Bourn from Glenburnie who defeated Bronwyn Hill and Robert Freemantle from Blue Lake Bowlers 9 shots to 2 and the second semi final saw the Blue Lake Bowlers team of Emma Freemantle and Thomas Butler defeat Tru Franklin and Les James from RSL & District 9 shots to 4.

The combined team of Daniel and Serena prevailed to beat Emma and Thomas in the final of the consolation to win 9 shots to 2.

MIXED PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP

FINALISTS: Zac Pearson, Serena Bourn, Fiona Pearson, Nicola Bowditch, Tony Bowditch, Daniel Langdon, Thomas Butler, Emma Freemantle

Mixed results for Pioneers at Wulanda

It shaped as the biggest threat to their unbeaten season, on the road to the OneFortyOne Mount Gambier Pioneers women, but the Bendigo Braves would have none of it with Megan McKay dominant as they built a 19-point lead to end up winning 75-68. Miela Goodchild put up another 22 points and three assists for Mount Gambier on 8/13 shooting from the floor and 3/5 from beyond the arc. Cassandra Brown put up another 11 points, five rebounds and two assists, Zitina Aokuso 11 points, seven boards and two blocks, and Isabella Brancatisano nine points, five rebounds and three assists.

The Castec Rural Supplies Mount Gambier Pioneers men strengthened their top four push in the NBL1 South and put a dagger in the playoff hopes of the Bendigo Braves with the 94-65 home win on Friday night. Nick Marshall is getting back to strong form returning from injury for Mount Gambier producing 18 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals with 3/5 three-point shooting. He had plenty of help too with Tom Kubank delivering 17 points, 12 rebounds, four assists and two steals, Titus Robinson 13 points, four boards and three steals, Will Mayfield 13 points and three rebounds, and Jacob Lampkin 12 points, nine boards and three assists.

Penola 67 (T Porter, T Millard) d Kingston 39 (T Daniel, F Traeger)

Mundulla 58 (S Excell, C Sippel) d Padthaway 40 (S Shepherd, A Haydon)

B GRADE

Lucindale 45 (E McWaters, T Wilkin) d Keith 41 (K Willmott, D Jones)

Naracoorte 39 d Kybybolite 35 (A Harris, J Vine)

Bordertown 48 (S Pickett, H Jefferies) d Border Districts 42 (A O’Brien, B Samebll)

Penola 77 (A Copping, M Maney) d Kingston 11 (M Armfield, B Lucas)

Mundulla 50 (M Leach, A Young) d Padthaway 23 (K Carter, K Davies)

C GRADE

Keith 35 (C Nicolai, J Turnbull) d Lucindale 25 (J Mark, M Douglas)

Kybybolite 28 (A Miles, E Rasheed) d Naraccorte 23 (H Sambell, L Price)

Bordertown 36 (K Galyer, S Hinge) d Border Districts 35 (L Mattner, Z Grigg)

Penola 51 (E Manarangi, L Catlin) d Kingston 23 (S Miller, T Wood)

Padthaway 34 (E Fretwell, A Mangelsen) d Mundulla 33 (C Moore, A Pickering)

DIVISION ONE

Bordertown 44 (S Barras, H Twigden) d Border Districts 38 (K Rata, L Michelmore)

Penola 36 (P Manarangi, S O’Brien) d Kingston 33 (P Stenner, A Mules)

Mundulla 45 (L Kennett, M Davis) d Padthaway 42 (B Edwards, L Mathews)

DIVISION TWO

Keith 48 (T Evans, L Clark) d Lucindale 27 (P Pinchbeck, G Williams)

Naracoorte 33 (T Maresch, A Anderson) d Kybybolite 30 (E Barker, A

McKenzie)

Border Districts 59 (M Batson, K Miller) d Bordertown 30 (A Blackwell, T Hampel)

Kingston 37 (H Schmaal, A Mattner) d Penola 34 (N Lear, M O’Brien)

Padthaway 40 (G Mathews, A Orton) d Mundulla 19 (L Morris, E Colwill)

DIVISION THREE

Naracoorte 58 (S Clough, T Maresch) d Kybybolite 37 (S Hahn, L Williams)

Bordertown 35 (M Dedini, E Barras) d Border Districts 21 (M Brown, E Sambell)

13 & UNDER A

Keith 34 (O Smart, P Morcom) d Lucindale 14 (S Kiefel, R Williams)

Naracoorte 35 (E Mott, A Maresch) d Kybybolite 15 (E Tierney)

Bordertown 50 (C Dahlitz, L Harvey) d Border Districts 30 (O Unger, A Johnson)

Penola 37 (E Gosse, P Flint) d Kingston 17 (E Schaefer)

13 & UNDER B

Naracoorte 15 (R Gericke, I Willson) d Kybybolite 3 (E Kay, S Brewin)

Mid South East Football

ROUND ELEVEN

Best - Kalangadoo: Sam McManus, Tye McManus, Lachy Jones, Bradley Auld, Dylan Bromley, Ben Gregory Robe: Henry Lawrie, Kaden Woodward, George Dutton, Thomas Miller, Kane Dunn

Best Pt Mac: Joshua Woodall, William Macdonald, Alex Ridding, Liam Bottomley, Kyall McClean, Wade Chant Kongorong: No details available

Best Hatherleigh: Cameron Slape, William Chay, Jack Sullivan, Patrick Chay, Jack Webster Glencoe: Henry Smith, Dylan Pfitzner, Dylan Childs, Patrick Mitchell, William Maloney

TANTANOOLA V MT BURR - NO DETAILS AVAILABLE

RESERVES

Hatherleigh 19.17 (131) d Glencoe 1.3 (9)

Port MacDonnell 6.10 (46) d Kongorong 7.2 (44)

Kalangadoo 17.7 (109) d Robe 6.3 (39)

Mt Burr 9.15 (69) d Tantanoola 2.4 (16)

SENIOR COLTS

Tantanoola 12.6 (78) d Mount Burr 4.2 (26)

Robe 18.11 (119) d Kalangadoo 5.2 (32)

Port MacDonnell 10.10 (70) d Kongoorng 5.2 (32)

Hatherleigh 13.9 (87) d Glencoe 6.0 (36)

JUNIOR COLTS

Tantanoola 14.6 (90) d Mount Burr 2.2 (14)

Robe 6.7 (43) d Kalangadoo 4.1 (25)

Port MacDonnell 8.5 (53) d Kongorong 1.0 (6)

Glencoe 3.8 (26) d Hatherleigh 2.0 (12)

MT GAMBIER

Josie Ashby loves golf in June

Considering there has been record rainfull for June, the last Wednesday of the month was a nice surprise as the women at the Blue Lake Golf Club teeing up for the Monthly Medal stroke competition were presented with no wind and no rain.

Josie Ashby with the top nett score was the winner of the medal sponsored by life member Judy Collins and it was noted Ashby won the June medal last year, now her favourite month.

The stroke competition was sponsored by Mark and J’Amie Lane of the RSL Bar and Bistro as well as the first round of the Scotty’s Loader Services Mt Gambier President’s Trophy and the second round of the International Bowl.

Ashby was in top form also top scoring in Division One to take the first prize RSL voucher signing for 101/23/78 finding herself in tight spots at times but able to live up to her ‘recovery queen’ title with splits of 52/49. No pars were recorded but a chip-in ferret on the 8th hole after visiting bunker to bunker is worth mentioning saving what could have been a triple bogey.

Evergreen Ronda Edsecond on the podium.Third placegetter was Sue Agars 99/19/80 one of the only one’s to score multiple pars in her splits of 49 /50 on the 5th, 9th and 15th holes.

A smaller than usual number in Division Two saw only one winner and that was Lyn Annand 112/32/80 recording 57 strokes on the outward nine and 55 on the inward nine outscoring her nearest competitors to collect the RSL Bar & Bistro voucher.

Nearest to the pin 2nd shot on the par three 2nd winners were Kate Hommelhoff (Div 1) and Lee Anderson (Div 2). Pro-shot won by Karen Panagopoulos. Least putts Helen Myers (29). Ferret prizes to Ashby 8th and Dianne Perryman 14th.

JUNE 24 RESULTS

The stroke competition was the 1st round of the Carlin and Gazzard car spa winter trophy. First was Josie Ashby 100/23/77 winning herself the voucher as well as the best nett prize of a sleeve of Titleist balls and a Blue Lake Golf Club voucher. Second placegetter was Helen Myers 100/20/80 and 3rd was Cherryl Hill 104/23/81. Rosemary Martland least putts.

JUNE MONTHLY MEDAL WINNER: (Above) Josie Ashby, who was also the Division 1 winner

DIVISION TWO WINNER: (Left) Lyn Annand